PreK Lesson 6
StartIntroduction
In this lesson, you will:
- Sing “Time for Music”
- Echo the slide whistle
- Move to the Beat
- Sing and move to “Hey Everybody”
- Learn the fingerplay “Slowly, Quickly”
- Learn about fast and slow
- Listen to “Eensy Weensy Spider”
- Sing and move to “Eensy Weensy Spider”
- Listen to the Dancing Dog story
- Sing “Letter D”
- Practice printing the letter D and draw two things that start with D
- Sing “Dance Doggie”
- Move with the kids to “Dance Doggie”
- Which sounds are fast and which are slow?
- Review “Open Shut Them”
- Review “Letter T”
- Review “Turkey Tango” and try the movements!
- Review “Fall Leaves”
- Sing our closing song “Skinnamarink”
Extensions:
- Review “Way Up High in the Apple Tree” – say the poem with loud/quiet/magic lips
Musicplay is a menu. The teacher is not expected to teach every song or activity. Choose the songs and activities from the list that will best fit your schedule and the needs of your students.
Objectives
- I can sing and move to music.
- I can keep the beat.
- I can tell when sounds are fast or slow.
Teaching Procedures
Sing "Time for Music"
Copy LinkSing "Time for Music".
Count the beats at the end of each verse.
Do the actions that are in the words of the song.
Echo the slide whistle
Copy LinkMove to the Beat
Copy LinkCopy the teacher in the video.
When you copy the teacher you are keeping a steady beat.
Sing and move to “Hey Everybody”
Copy LinkSing and move to the song "Hey Everybody".
Move to the music the way that the words suggest!
Learn the fingerplay “Slowly, Quickly”
Copy LinkLearn the fingerplay "Slowly Quickly".
In the next video you'll see the actions for the poem.
Learn about fast and slow
Copy LinkLearn about fast and slow and learn the actions to the fingerplay "Slowly Quickly".
Listen to “Eensy Weensy Spider”
Copy LinkListen to "Eensy Weensy Spider"
Which spider had a low voice?
Which spider had a high voice?
Big instruments have lower voices.
Small instruments have higher voices.
Sing and move to “Eensy Weensy Spider”
Copy LinkSing and move to the song "Eensy Weensy Spider".
Which spider had the low voice? The great big spider!
Which spider had the high voice? The teeny tiny spider!
Listen to the Dancing Dog story
Copy LinkThe teacher will tell you the Dancing Dog story.
Sing “Letter D”
Copy LinkSing the Letter D song.
Practice printing the letter D and draw two things that start with D
Copy LinkPractice printing the letter D and draw two things that start with D
If you have a printer, you could print the worksheets from 'Supporting Resources' above.
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Save ink and make your own!
Sing “Dance Doggie”
Copy LinkSing the song "Dance Doggie".
Can you make up movements to the music?
Move with the kids to “Dance Doggie”
Copy LinkMove with the kids to the song "Dance Doggie".
Which sounds are fast and which are slow?
Copy LinkIn the song "Dance Doggie Dance" you danced fast and you danced slow.
Which sounds are fast and which are slow in this video?
Review “Open Shut Them”
Copy LinkReview the song "Open Shut Them".
Watch the teacher and the kids in the video and copy their movements.
Sing along!
When they know this song well, invite them to think of other opposites that you could use as new verses.
Review "Letter T"
Copy LinkReview “Turkey Tango” and try the movements!
Copy LinkReview the song "Turkey Tango" and try the movements!
Review the song "Fall Leaves"
Copy LinkReview the song "Fall Leaves".
Move your scarf to the "Fall Leaves" song to show the falling leaves.
Can you sing along?
Sing our closing song "Skinnamarink"
Copy LinkSing our closing song "Skinnamarink".